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Edwardsville, Ill (KSDK) - A 35-year-old Edwardsville man died in a crash involving a semi, which shut down Illinois 143 Friday morning.

Illinois State Police said a 22-year-old woman from Wood River was driving eastbound on Illinois 143 when the semi in front of her slowed to turn right onto Bender Road around 4:45 a.m. The woman was unable to stop and crashed into the semi trailer which was hauling trash.